Forecasts Reveal Effect of Data Centre Rush on Electricity Grid

Political fight brews over AI hubs as energy demand tipped to surge

Energy-hungry data centres could consume as much electricity as every household in NSW and Victoria combined by 2036, fuelling a new political battle over Australia's power future.

Victoria’s power supply under threat as ‘double squeeze’ hits

Victorian households already struggling with the cost of living are being warned of the future threat to their power supply, with energy-hungry data centres set to put more pressure on the grid in the next decade.

Forecasts reveal effect of data centre rush on electricity grid

The rush of AI data centres is expected to put a larger burden on the electricity grid than previously estimated, with projects in development more than doubling in a year.

Australian data centres are closing in on 13% of the grid

Australian data centres will take 13% of the country’s main electricity market by 2035-36, up from 3% today. That is almost a sevenfold rise in a decade, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator. Keira Wright reported the forecast for Bloomberg. The figure lands in AEMO’s annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities. The document is the […] This story continues at The Next Web

AEMO warning blow hole in Labor’s reckless data centre frenzy – 16 News

The Victorian Greens say explosive new forecasts showing data centres could consume 13 per cent of electricity on the national grid within a decade make it clear that Labor must immediately halt its reckless fast-tracking of new data centres.  New AEMO forecasts show the number of proposed data centres seeking to connect to the national electricity market has more than doubled in just a year, from 97 to 225. By 2036, data centres are now expecte…

Data centres drive rising electricity demand

GoAerials/stock.adobe.comAustralia’s electricity demand is set to rise significantly over the next decade, with data centres and broader electrification emerging as two of the key drivers of growth across the National Electricity Market (NEM). The data-centre conundrum has been made clear, and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) reaffirmed this in its 2026 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) report released this week. AEMO bel…